I loved Gower, and you'll be shocked to know I'm not a big fan of KP, but the comparisons are certainly there. Particularly that Gower was the top England Runscorer, when Gooch and the selectors got rid of him. Gooch overtook him. I was livid at the time.

Cook may well profit similarly in the next year.

Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.Walt Whitman

This is different to 2012. This is literally them saying "new era and cbf with the issues you bring, real or perceived"

Yeah, I'm surprised about the shock. We are going down the drain anyway, so they've just said new broom, bring in a bunch of players and try to build a new team spirit, around a few old uns, Like Oz did with Border after a few glorious thrashings.

"The PFA does not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-football matters."- Gordon Taylor in 2009 following Marlon King's release after a prison sentence for sexual assault & ABH

David Warner looks like he might end up being a bigger prick than KP but Australia have tried to manage him appropriately with punishments fitting his faults. All I have seen England do with KP in the recent past is drop/mock/media scandal repeat ad nauseam. The idiots are more concerned about maintaining their image/control than winning. No experienced player in the English test XI needs to be dropped, most of 'em just need to be rested well before they play again.

David Warner looks like he might end up being a bigger prick than KP but Australia have tried to manage him appropriately with punishments fitting his faults. All I have seen England do with KP in the recent past is drop/mock/media scandal repeat ad nauseam. The idiots are more concerned about maintaining their image/control than winning. No experienced player in the English test XI needs to be dropped, most of 'em just need to be rested well before they play again.

I guess, and by no means does anyone know the full story, Warner is not a dick to his teammates, just causes trouble with others. KP is allegedly not a team man.

KP isn't fired for being a wanker. He' fired for being a wanker to his teammates.

I think I took KP's side when he was sacked as captain, was anti-KP in 2012, and now just feel numb. Have flip flopped a lot on the KP drama over the years...

So you get the worst drubbing in your history, and then get rid of your one world class player?..... and we don't even have anyone in charge when we do itI'm beginning to think that the only sensible candidate for Flower's job is Sir Alex Ferguson